Maria Vovchok

Professional conference MC|Head of BD&Media Lead| |Digital Producer& Host, @Gate |The Top 25 Women in Fintech&Blockchain in MENA|

[Maria Vovchok @MariaV54]

🎉 Welcome to the NEW @Encrypt_d Podcast!🙌
💡Fresh look. Fresh energy. Totally upgraded.
✅Produced by @MariaV54 with the Dubai Blockchain Center | Powered by @myco_io.
🎙️Episode 114: “The Non-Consensus Playbook: Where Smart Money Is Moving Next”.
💎Guest: @ramahluwalia , Founder & CEO of @LumidaWealth .

🔗 Watch and listen to Encrypted here:

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❇️Most investors follow the consensus. Ram Ahluwalia has spent two decades proving why that’s a mistake.
🌐From community bank teller to hedge fund CIO, fintech founder, and now CEO of a digital-native wealth firm — Ram doesn’t chase narratives. He builds conviction before they exist. He called the crypto bottom during the banking crisis. He sold at the ETF launch peak. He went long Nvidia’s silicon layer while everyone else was picking AI app winners.
📍And in this episode, he tells you exactly where smart money is moving next.
🔍We go deep on:
→ What non-consensus investing actually looks like in practice today
→ The framework behind his two biggest crypto calls
→ Tokenization use cases that will actually reach product-market fit
→ @nvidia vs. @OpenAI — the CapEx receiver thesis explained
→ Fresh insights from the last @SatoshiRoundtbl.
📺This is the episode you’ll want to watch/listen to twice.🎧
#EncryptedPodcast #NonConsensus #RamAhluwalia #LumidaWealth #Crypto #AI #Tokenization #Nvidia #DubaiBlockchainCenter #Myco

[Maria Vovchok @MariaV54]

🌐Apart from Cove Beach and Drift Dubai, Bluewaters is truly something special — one of my favourite spots to spend the weekend. 🌊✨

✅Some gorgeous places there, and that perfect mix of beach and greenery — something most people wouldn’t expect to see in Dubai. And yet, there it is.

📍Dubai can be so versatile. 🌴😊

#BlueWatersDubai #CoveBeach #DriftDubai #Dubai #visitdubai🇦🇪

[Maria Vovchok @MariaV54]

🚨 @Polymarket just had its most insane week EVER.

✅A @Google engineer made $1.2M betting on his OWN company’s secret data. 🦝

His alias? “AlphaRaccoon.”

⚠️He accessed Google’s internal “Year in Search” data before it was published — and used it to place bets on Polymarket, risking over $2.7M across multiple markets. When Google’s results went public and the markets resolved, he pocketed $1.2M in profits.

❗️His mistake? Forgetting that blockchain records EVERYTHING. 👀

Now he’s facing federal fraud charges.🤦🏻‍♀️

🏛️ And it doesn’t stop there —

The US Senate held its first-ever hearing on prediction markets this month. Bills are being drafted to ban or regulate them.

Prediction market volumes hit $51B last year — and could reach $240B in 2026. By 2030, analysts are projecting $1 TRILLION.

Wall Street is paying attention. Prediction markets predicted this too, probably. Let that sink in. 👇

💡 Never heard of prediction markets? Here’s your 30-second explainer:

Think stock market — but for events, not companies.
Will the Fed cut rates? Will AI replace your job by 2027?
You buy YES or NO. Right = $1. Wrong = $0.
Real money. Real stakes. Real crowd intelligence.

🔥 That’s exactly what makes them dangerous in the wrong hands.

The future of information is being built — and regulated — right now.

❓Are you paying attention? 👇:
https://t.co/xZSzrA6oea

#Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #Web3 #InsiderTrading #FutureOfFinance

[Gate @Gate]

The way users interact with markets is changing.
From searching and filtering to simply asking and getting instant insights, GateAI is reshaping how information becomes action.

See how conversational AI is transforming trading habits for millions of users.

Read more: https://t.co/KQCaVuhKAf

[UNITED24 @U24_gov_ua]

Today we celebrate Kyiv Day💙💛

Kyiv is its people, people whose spirit cannot be broken by darkness, fear, uncertainty, or russian attacks.

Happy Kyiv Day!

🎥: Voiced by our ambassador Ivanna Sakhno.

[Gate @Gate]

From AI leaders to consumer giants, aerospace innovators and major ETFs, tokenized assets are opening access to some of the world’s most watched companies, all tradable 24/7 with $USDT on Gate.

Explore the full list and key sectors shaping the market in 2026.

Read more: https://t.co/214TbcXzY6

[Gate Institutional @GateInstitution]

Effective risk control is non-negotiable in volatile crypto markets.

Gate Institutional offers unified portfolio margin accounts, no-liquidation Smart Leverage options, professional OTC funding/lending, and advanced tools for strategy backtesting & optimization.

Premium asset allocation through Private Wealth Management and Quant Funds helps institutions diversify while maintaining strict risk frameworks.

👉 Explore Gate Institutional: https://t.co/mLmzGWBRuw

#GateInstitutional

[Dubai Media Office @DXBMediaOffice]

رئيس الدولة يستقبل محمد بن راشد والحكام وأولياء العهود ونواب الحكام والشيوخ وجموع المهنئين بمناسبة عيد الأضحى المبارك.

[Gate @Gate]

From coffee runs and shopping to dining, ride-hailing, and everyday spending, Gate Card brings crypto into real life. 💳

Spend digital assets seamlessly anywhere Visa is accepted across approximately 130 million merchants worldwide.

Enjoy up to 5% cashback, earn rewards in $BTC, $ETH, $USDT, or $GT, and pay effortlessly with Apple Pay & Google Pay.

No annual fees. No monthly fees. No application fees.

Apply for your Gate Card today: https://t.co/LOQxFF9FBp

[Gate @Gate]

Compliance Update
In light of the recent regulatory developments involving certain digital asset platforms, we wish to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to rigorous standards of compliance. We strictly prohibit any activity involving sanctioned entities, jurisdictions, or wallet addresses.

For your protection, please:
• Verify the compliance status of any external exchange/wallet before transferring;
• Avoid platforms recently designated under sanctions programs.

Transfers to or from addresses associated with recently sanctioned platforms may trigger additional review or restrictions. As always, your security and compliance remain our top priorities.

[Maria Vovchok @MariaV54]

🎙️REAL was everything it promised to be — and more.
🎤 As your MC, I had the privilege of watching 500+ founders, investors, regulators, and innovators step into one room and have conversations that actually matter. Not networking for the sake of it. Real dialogue. Real connections. Real impact.
🙏Thank you to everyone who participated and made our event special!
🙌Deep gratitude to our official government partners:
• Ministry of Economy & Tourism
• @DubaiDET
• Dubai Police HQ
• Dubai Police Academy

🙏Special thanks to Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority [VARA] for your continued leadership in the space.
Our Strategic Ecosystem Partners:
• @DMCCAuthority
• @Daoshub
• @TheMENAFintech
• Middle East Stablecoin Association - MESA
• @in5dubai
• D2A2
Academic Partner:
• @buid_team
Media Partners:
• @Cointelegraph
• @unlock_blockchain
Gold Sponsors:
• @Universal_USDU
• @OneAsset_io
• @cryptocom
• @coinw
• @Ledger Enterprise
• @Aether Funds
• KARM Legal
Silver Sponsors:
• GCEX
• BitDelta Group
🌐This is only the beginning — and REAL will continue. Stay tuned for what’s next. 🤍
#REAL #DubaiBlockchainCenter #Host #DigitalAssets #MC

[Central Bank of the UAE @centralbankuae]

#مصرف_الإمارات_المركزي يهنئكم بمناسبة #عيد_الأضحى، مستلهماً من #عام_الأسرة قيم التراحم والتلاحم والعطاء.

كل عام وأنتم بخير.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Building a city founded on the common good implies, first and foremost, building upon the firm foundation of a relationship with God. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Gate @Gate]

Double champions. 13 years of Gate. Unforgettable scenes from Milan. 🖤💙

Let’s look back at the moments that made it special.

[The Ukrainian Review @UkrReview]

🇺🇦🙏 Kyiv residents cannot be broken. Under the destroyed Kvadrat shopping center, a boy plays the accordion, "How can I not love you, my Kyiv!"

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Ukraine is continuing to deal with the aftermath of Russia’s overnight attack on May 24. At least four people were killed and around 100 injured, including 87 in Kyiv alone.

In total, nearly 300 sites across Kyiv were damaged. The majority were residential buildings, with almost 150 private houses and apartment buildings sustaining various degrees of damage.

Emergency services, medics, and recovery teams are working around the clock every day to eliminate the consequences of the attack and restore affected areas. We are grateful to everyone helping Ukraine recover from the horrors of Russian strikes.

As usual, Russia deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure and civilians. Unable to achieve success on the battlefield, it is trying to break the resistance and spirit of the Ukrainian people. The world must not turn a blind eye to the war crimes of the terrorist state. Support for Ukraine must remain fully consolidated – air defense is critically important for protecting the lives of our people. Pressure on the aggressor must only increase.

[Kevin Lee @kevinlee_gate]

Max making podium and Isack first 2nd seat driver getting into top 5 in almost 2 years!

Keep pushing @redbullracing!

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Russia is waging its war not only against our people. It is waging it against Ukrainian culture, history, memory, industry, and the normal way of life.

Kyiv, the epicenter of Russia’s attack tonight, will recover. Russia’s reputation as a terrorist state will not.

We must collectively ensure that enough pressure is put on Russia for the sake of peace.

Photos: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Serhii Nuzhnenko / Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Marian Kushnir, Suspilne, Yan Dobronosov / Telegraf, EVGEN KOTENKO / AFP, Roman Pilipey/ AFP via Getty Images

[Gate @Gate]

🏆🏆 Double champions. 13 years of Gate. @Inter legends in Milan.

This year’s Bitcoin Pizza Day just hit differently, bringing together football legends, the crypto community, and the people building the future of crypto under one roof. 🖤💙

A day filled with shared stories, special moments, and blue and black energy all around.

[Kevin Lee @kevinlee_gate]

"What's better than having an actual pizza in italy on Bitcoin Pizza Day?" 🤔

Obviously the answer is paying for the pizza with your crypto to honour the day with GateCard!

[Gate @Gate]

Enjoy the Bitcoin pizza day with the most authentic Italian flavor with @Inter. What pizza flavor are we trading today?